Gulliver's Travels

To this day, the classic Gulliver's Travels places Jonathan Swift as the master of both parody and satire. Fifteen years in the making, his book was published anonymously due to fear of prosecution. And rightfully so, as it basically made fun of everyone: the State, the Church, Big Science and the Aristocracy. It was an immediate smash hit. If Swift were alive today he'd probably be writing for Southpark.

This tale in four parts depicts shipwrecked castaway Lemuel Gulliver, who encounters the diminutive Lilliputians, the giants of Brobdingnag, the impractical scientists of Laputa, the philosophical horselike Houyhnhnms, and the base humaneseque Yahoos. Besides generating a few
unwieldy SAT words (Lilliputian, Brogdingnagian), Gulliver's Travels delves fantastically into the nature of man: exploring good vs. evil, optimism vs. misanthropy, and whether human corruption is innate or learned over time.

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I enjoyed the 1st two travel experiences the best. The floating island , I could not relate to & the last experience I simply replaced that culture with a supposedly advanced culture. I give the book a B- rating.

Brody
Niskanen

January 30, 2014

The movie was good.

Debbie
Welling

January 13, 2014

This is sorta good book but is so loooooong

Thor
M.

November 13, 2013

This book is amazing (unlike the movie).

Ellie
Thacker

October 11, 2013

The book was really good to read had a lot of descriptive language and I love you buddy and it took me ages to read that self

Anet
Varghese

October 09, 2013

This book is interesting but quit different from the movie.....

Tiara
R.

June 25, 2013

Ive just started but it seems sooo good!!!!

Muffy
Lapointe

June 16, 2013

this book might be good but what do i know im so young as10 !!!!!!

Caitlin
Silverberg

June 13, 2013

I've only just started but, I think I love it!

Tiffany
Logan

June 06, 2013

I love the book

Kira
Leigh

May 21, 2013

I lovebthis book and this book inspireded me to watch the movie !!!

Millie
Edmundson

May 18, 2013

Awesome book

Wyatt
Austin

April 26, 2013

Good Book!

Valerie
I.

April 25, 2013

So far, so good

Gwyneth
Virk

April 24, 2013

Lol :) tots luv this book it def helps you what to read more

Connor
Boden

April 05, 2013

Bgg

Tamzin
Chambers

March 29, 2013

Its really good

Betty
Hall

March 29, 2013

Really well written and good stories, but became bored after a long while as it went on and on to long, I gave up after awhile. I may go back to itlater on.

Lol
Lol

March 26, 2013

This is awsome if your not keen on reading i would recomend reading this. It will interest you in reading books more.

Summer
Schkolovyi

March 12, 2013

I have watched the movie and the book is the almost the same thing

Lukas
Bauer

March 04, 2013

The book explains the cararistics very well and you can understand word for word. I will give the book 5 stars excellent job. But it was a bit tooooooooooooo long

Zara
Fazal

February 21, 2013

Its a good book. I left a long review but now its dissapeared. :/

Lo
L

January 29, 2013

Just red the start and looking great

Cloey
Mccarville

January 25, 2013

I have seen the movie and the book is kind of the same

Johnny
Mejia

January 17, 2013

It's ok

Edoardo
Grabbi

December 21, 2012

I watch the movie and the movie is a bit more creative and funny, but the book is good. There are also some words difficult for me to understand them considering that I am Italian😜

Matt
Johnson

December 13, 2012

I like it

Nazira
Hoosen

December 09, 2012

Gullivers travels is an amazing imaginative story that isloved by many people

Jessie
Mcroy

December 05, 2012

I watched the movie hope it is like the movie

Shaneka
Priester

November 14, 2012

Its really good

Jake
Mroczenski

November 06, 2012

Ok

Sophie
Cunningham

October 05, 2012

I think it is creative and exsplores different genres and areas in imaganation for both young and old i rated it 5 star i would age it 4-73. I would like to put a word in about april being missing like if you pray for her, pass on the message and the mirror.

Morgan
Randal

September 27, 2012

Jggyd

Kirby
Edwards

September 10, 2012

Graet book. Very exciting. 👍

Justine
Fleury

September 02, 2012

It was kind of boring and way too long

Book
Lover

August 29, 2012

An amazing adventure. (And a must read. ) NOT

Matthew
Matheson

July 08, 2012

Read

Dylan
Mckenzie

June 24, 2012

You

Leah
Barton

June 24, 2012

I liked the book but it was a page too long

Kristian
Pedersen

June 21, 2012

Toooooooooooo long

Kellie
Cole

June 13, 2012

Too long

Shirley
Huang

May 20, 2012

Too long! Sorry I said that but it had 586 pages! Thanks!

May
Brinks

March 14, 2012

Love book & movie:)

Brenna
Werner

March 03, 2012

I liked it but i liked the movie better which is saying something since i love to read more than anything. But it is still very entertaining!

Javier
Palma

February 09, 2012

Very good book. Good stories!

Jamie
Steckbeck

January 12, 2012

Such a creative story and I love the words he makes up.

Will
Kessler

January 06, 2012

Very good book! Lots of exiting parts

Sean
Jordan

December 12, 2011

One of my favorite works of satire, with much to say that is still relevant to the world in which we live. There is so much more to this book than the adventures in Lilliput... Readers who allow themselves the pleasure of reading this tale will be richly rewarded by the final chapters, which offer an honest look at the strangeness of being human.

Mike
Hewlett

November 04, 2011

This was my first re-read in 50 years. The fist time, it was highly entertaining. This time I realized the depth and wisdom of the author as he introduced the foibles, intrigue, and stupidities of governments--while still being entertained.

Mike
Holtz

October 20, 2011

Terrific book! A lot of detail, but surprisingly fascinating plot that keeps you glued, if you stick with it. True classic!